Onto the next step

And with that, the boys and I took off to the one and only El Paso International Airport to pick Thak up. This was at about 11 am this morning. We were actually running late, but his flight was delayed by 20 minutes, so we ended up standing around for about five minutes before he arrived. I have never been so happy about a delayed flight! Getting these boys both out the door was not easy today. Erin was at school, of course. I say that because someone will wonder why I'm only talking about two out of my three kids. So yeah, 11 am, me, Orren, and the Bebe Chai went to the airport to pick up our favorite civilian contractor in the entire world.

Now the work begins. We haven't really had a break in the past year, and we won't get one now. Tomorrow, the movers come to check out how much stuff we have, so they know how many boxes to bring when they come. We also have to talk to them about shipping my car. The firm won't reimburse us for transporting it ourselves, but they will pay to ship it, so it's kind of an obvious choice.

Then next Tuesday and Wednesday, they come to pack our stuff out, and on the Wednesday, we'll clean up the house. Then Thursday, bright and early, we'll get on the road. We'll stop and see a friend (and her new bebe!!) in San Antonio, and then go see more friends in Ft. Worth. We'll stay the night in Ft. Worth. Then we'll continue the following day, and just go as long as we can each day until we're back where we came from, in GA. We'll arrive back there 3 years to the day after we left, and just in time for St. Paddy's Day in Savannah.

When we arrive back in GA, we have to find a place. We've found a few that are worthwhile. Basically, we found a couple that were really far away, but really cheap. We also found a few that were pretty close (maybe 15 miles from the airfield) but about 150 a month more expensive, but still in our price range. Now, when you factor in the way gas prices are going, we would probably do better to spend a little more in rent, and live a little closer, especially considering what Thak drives (don't even get me going on that...) so right now, we're looking at a couple places in Midway, GA. It's pretty rural, but close enough to stuff to not be ridiculously expensive in gas to get to anywhere, and the schools are decent. They're really good places, definitely big enough for us (4 BR!!). We're really hoping that the fact that they are trailers will keep the soldiers from snapping them up before we get there. We're going to call tomorrow, and see if we can figure something out about one or the other of them. The leasing company they're through is a very reputable one, so I know the photos on the listing are not deceptive. It occurs to me now that it sure is good to know the area that we're moving to.

That's about all for now. We're just looking forward to getting this over with, and starting our new life in GA. We will miss some things about El Paso, no question, but mostly, we are happy to be moving forward with the next step now.